Gov Moores nominee for adjutant general played key role in combatting COVID19 in Maryland

BALTIMORE — Gov. Wes Moore announced on Thursday that he had officially nominated Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead as the adjutant general of Maryland’s national guard. If confirmed by the Senate, Birckhead would become the only Black woman leading a state military in the United States, according to Maryland state staff. Birckhead is currently the commander of the Maryland Army National Guard, according to state officials. She oversees 4,600 soldiers, 1,500 types of combat weapons, and ensures that Maryland’s national guard is prepared for action, state officials said. Birckhead served as former Governor Larry Hogan’s head of the statewide COVID-19 Maryland…